ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
UVXY
18 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.5M invested in ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
135% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $297M | Put options by funds: $126M
0% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 0% (-0%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 6
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 20 → 18 (-2)
40% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5
70% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $136M → $40.5M (-$95.6M)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$5.09M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$3.73M |
| 3 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.06M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$2.04M |
| 5 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
+$849K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$53.3M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$6.28M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$4.07M |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$3.56M |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$2.55M |
UVXY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
18 of the 4,384 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $40.5M — down 70% from $136M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of UVXY and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.09M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $53.3M.
- 18 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) as of Q2 2018, down from 20 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $40.5M of ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 70% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $5.09M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $53.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.